HANDLOS v. CYPRUS INDUS. MINERALS

No. 89-575.

794 P.2d 702 (1990)

Donna HANDLOS, Claimant and Appellant, v. CYPRUS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, Employer, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monte D. Beck, Esq., and Chris J. Ragar, Beck Law Offices, Bozeman, for claimant and appellant.

Larry W. Jones, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, Missoula, for employer, defendant and respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

Donna Handlos appeals an order of the Workers' Compensation Court, which she argues should have imposed a penalty and attorney fees and costs against her former employer, Cyprus Industrial Minerals. We remand for a determination of whether the delay in payment of benefits was unreasonable.

Our opinion rests on our holding that the lower court erred in concluding that it was without power to impose a 20 percent penalty. Because we remand...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases